Religious Instruction Barred in Korean Schools
The Japanese government has recently published a regulation to the effect that after a period of ten years all religious instruction is to be barred from the schools of Korea which give a general education. This order applies to the national religion of Japan—Shintoism—as well as to other religions. It is explained that if the missionaries in Korea desire to continue their religious teaching separate from the general schools, they may do so in theological schools, English language schools, book-keeping schools, or other institutions of a like character. The ten-year period is allowed to enable the Korean teachers to acquire the Japanese language and to enable the existing private schools to adjust themselves to the new requirements.